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County rapped for failing to meet promises to boy with special educational needs
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County suspends scrutiny of changes to general hospital surgery after NHS threatened with legal action
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County to pay mother £24k after Ombudsman report into overcrowding and failure to comply with care order
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County to pay two families £500 annually over “unfair” admissions changes
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County to procure legal case management system with court bundling capacity
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Court dismisses claim council did not comply with scheme of delegation when granting itself planning permission
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